08 Feb, 2010 NEW ALBUM?
Simple Minds have finally moved on beyond Graffiti Soul with more than eight new songs already demoed and lined up for future recording. Pointing to a new direction entirely from where they left off last year, already there is a growing excitement within the band about the next steps and where they will lead to.
Jim Kerr commented
“Although it was a busy year with so much touring commitments, Charlie and I managed to do some writing over the last months. However it was only when we had the chance to demo the newer ideas in London last week that we really got a chance to realise the potential. Having done that we are very pleased with the results.
In particular I would say that STAGEFRIGHT and another tune called CONCRETE + CHERRY BLOSSOM are two songs that have immediate impact. Another song called HUMAN TRAFFICKING that we wrote in Hamburg last summer is causing some excitement among those who have heard it so far. In terms of direction I would have been happy to work more within the direction of Graffiti Soul but it seems that Simple Minds is like a train that only knows how to move forward, being so I have to say that none of these new songs sound like anything we have done previously. It is all new territory and although that can be a gamble, it also gives great confidence that we are still capable of reinventing ourselves with each and every release”